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UPSC Weekly Current Affairs Quiz | September 28 to October 04, 2025

October 4, 2025 20:26 IST

UPSC Prelims Weekly Current Affairs MCQs: Kickstart your UPSC Prelims prep early—begin with current affairs for a strong foundation. Brush up your current affairs knowledge with this week's top 15 questions and consolidate your UPSC-CSE preparation. Find answers along with explanations.

Trump's Gaza peace plan, Hamas's response, India

The world this week | Trump’s Gaza peace plan hangs in the balance; India recalibrates strategy amid tariff strain

October 5, 2025 11:13 IST

From Hamas partially accepting Trump’s Gaza peace plan and Israel reiterating opposition to the Palestinian State, to Indian exporters seeking urgent relief measures and Russia stepping in to offset India’s ‘losses’ from US tariffs, a lot has happened in the world this week.

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Environment and Geography (Week 130)

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Environment and Geography MCQs on Amazon rainforest, Sir Creek and more (Week 130)Sign In to read

October 3, 2025 21:00 IST

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2026? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on Environment and Geography.

How feminists have long viewed violence as means for oppression of women

October 4, 2025 09:12 IST

According to NCRB’s 2023 Crime in India report, crime against women increased by 0.7 per cent. But how does this uptick reaffirm the long-standing concerns raised by feminists about the systemic nature of violence against women?

UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 1 (Week 122)

UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 1 : Questions on role of Savitribai Phule in advancing women’s education and earthquakes (Week 122)Sign In to read

October 3, 2025 18:14 IST

UPSC CSE Mains 2026: Are you preparing for Civil Services Exam? Here are questions from GS paper 1 for this week with essential points as the fodder for your answers. Do not miss points to ponder and answer in the comment box below.

UNESCO biosphere reserves, upsc, environment, current affairs

Knowledge Nugget: UNESCO Biosphere Reserves — what’s the latest you need to know for UPSC exam

October 3, 2025 18:08 IST

With the inclusion of the Cold Desert of Himachal Pradesh in UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves, the total number of such reserves in India has reached 13. But what exactly are biosphere reserves? What are the biosphere reserves of India?

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Economy (Week 130)

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Economy MCQs on External Commercial Borrowings, Repo Rate and more (Week 130)Sign In to read

October 2, 2025 21:13 IST

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2026? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on Economy.

swachh bharat mission, gandhi jayanti, modi, upsc

Knowledge Nugget | Swachh Bharat Mission and its UPSC relevanceSubscriber Only

October 3, 2025 14:30 IST

On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, let’s revisit one of India’s flagship initiatives — the Swachh Bharat Mission, launched to realise Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of a clean India.

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Science and Technology (Week 130)

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Science and Technology MCQs on Uranium, Hydrogen as fuel and more (Week 130)Sign In to read

October 1, 2025 20:54 IST

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2026? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on Science and Technology.

Hind Swaraj, Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi Jayanti

Why does Gandhi emphasise originality in swaraj?Subscriber Only

October 3, 2025 12:50 IST

This Gandhi Jayanti (October 2), let’s revisit the core ideas in his seminal work, Hind Swaraj - from his bleak view of professions like law and medicine, to his critique of modern civilisation’s excessive reliance on machinery, and his distinction between ‘soul force’ and ‘body force’.

UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 2 (Week 122)

UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 2: Questions on India-EU relations and Sixth Schedule (Week 122)Sign In to read

October 1, 2025 16:51 IST

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE 2026? Here are questions from GS paper 2 for this week with essential points as the fodder for your answers. Do not miss points to ponder and answer in the comment box below.

Knowledge Nugget: Stampedes and NDMA Guidelines — What you must know for the UPSC examSubscriber Only

October 1, 2025 13:33 IST

Karur rally stampede claimed 41 lives. This wasn’t the first time a stampede claimed lives—similar incidents have happened earlier as well. But what exactly is a stampede? What led to it, and what are the NDMA guidelines for crowd management? Here’s all you need to know. Also, go 'Beyond the Nugget' to understand why stampedes kill.

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz: Polity and Governance (Week 130)

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz: Polity and Governance MCQs on Autonomous District Councils, Rajya Sabha and more (Week 130)Sign In to read

September 30, 2025 20:04 IST

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE 2026 Prelims? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on Polity and Governance.

How consumerism links ‘who we are’ to ‘what we have’Subscriber Only

October 1, 2025 12:51 IST

In its pursuit of promoting uniform and standardised consumption patterns across the world, globalisation paves the way for markets to turn citizens into consumers by linking consumption with identity, ownership, and happiness. But is globalisation just about consumerism?

UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 3 (Week 122)

UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 3 : Questions on urban noise pollution and significance of India’s deep-sea mineral exploration (Week 122)Sign In to read

September 30, 2025 15:39 IST

UPSC Mains GS 3: Are you preparing for UPSC CSE 2026? Sharpen your Mains answer-writing skills with GS-3 questions. Thought process and answer structure included. Do not miss points to ponder and answer in the comment box below.

Knowledge Nugget: Sahyog Portal — What you must know for UPSC exam

Knowledge Nugget: Sahyog Portal — What you must know for the UPSC examSubscriber Only

October 1, 2025 13:38 IST

Elon Musk-owned social media company X said that it was “deeply concerned” by Karnataka HC’s order favouring takedown portal Sahyog and that it would file an appeal against it. What is the portal all about? What are the key highlights of HC's order? Here's all you need to know. Also, go 'Beyond the Nugget' to know about the important sections of the IT Act, 2000.

Pollution strangles Ganga, India’s sacred lifelineSubscriber Only

September 30, 2025 10:33 IST

The Ganga basin faces severe challenges, including river pollution, annual flooding, groundwater depletion, and contamination. But decades of policy interventions and financial investments have had limited outcomes. What could be the possible way forward?

history quiz on upsc, durga puja and more for prelims exam

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise static quiz: History and Culture MCQs on Durga Puja, UPSC, Chero Archers and more (Week 125)Subscriber Only

September 29, 2025 17:48 IST

UPSC CSE Prelims History MCQs: Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims? Try the daily UPSC Essentials quiz on History and Culture, featuring questions with detailed explanations and references.

Knowledge Nugget: Generations of Telecom Technology — A must-know for UPSC examSubscriber Only

September 29, 2025 13:36 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated BSNL’s ‘Swadeshi’ 4G stack. What are the different generations of telecom technology, and what changed with each ‘G’? Here’s all you need to know. Also, go 'Beyond the Nugget' to learn about the Bharat 6G Project.

Sheetal Devi , upsc, world para archery championship 2025

UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | September 22 to September 28, 2025Subscriber Only

October 1, 2025 19:00 IST

New Ramsar sites, Visakhapatnam Declaration, Agni-Prime missile, Jamdani Saree, World Para Athletic Championships 2025, and more — Here is your weekly current affairs 2025 tidbits for your prelims and mains preparation that you shouldn't miss. You can also test your knowledge by solving the MCQs.

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : International Relations (Week 129)

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : International Relations MCQs on Chakma ethnic minority group, Baltic Sea and more (Week 129)Sign In to read

September 28, 2025 19:59 IST

UPSC Prelims Daily Subject MCQs: Test your knowledge with today’s UPSC Essentials quiz on International Relations — brush up for UPSC Prelims 2026.

Former LBSNAA director Sanjeev Chopra during an interview discussing UPSC’s 100-year milestone and civil service reforms.

UPSC celebrates 100 years | ‘Civil servants are not celebrities… young officers should avoid excessive self-promotion on social media’: Sanjeev Chopra, former director of LBSNAASubscriber Only

October 1, 2025 10:31 IST

UPSC@100: In a candid conversation, Dr Sanjeev Chopra, veteran IAS officer and former director of LBSNAA, shares his insights on UPSC, the spirit behind initiatives like Pratibha Setu, reforms needed in civil services exam and the urgent need for ‘Plan B’ to become ‘Plan A’ for UPSC aspirants.

Young civil servant facing ethical dilemma – UPSC ethics case study

UPSC Ethics Simplified | When the file comes with cash, what should a young DM do?Subscriber Only

September 28, 2025 13:51 IST

How should a civil servant respond to the first test of power? When young bureaucrats falter under the weight of temptation, Nanditesh Nilay, our ethicist, reminds us of the true meaning of power.

UPSC Weekly Current Affairs Quiz | September 21 to September 27, 2025Subscriber Only

September 27, 2025 20:10 IST

UPSC Prelims Weekly Current Affairs MCQs: Kickstart your UPSC Prelims prep early—begin with current affairs for a strong foundation. Brush up your current affairs knowledge with this week's top 10 questions and consolidate your UPSC-CSE preparation. Find answers along with explanations.

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Environment and Geography (Week 129)

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Environment and Geography MCQs on effects of the oil spill on marine life, Subansiri River basin and more (Week 129)Subscriber Only

October 3, 2025 20:58 IST